Type-writing machine.



I. C. MILLER.

TYPE WRITING MACHINE. I AyPLloATIoN FILED MAnlzs, 1911.

Patented May 14, 1912t 7 /z Weiz effi NTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK C. MILLER, OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, ASSIGNOR T0 UND-ERWOOD TYPE- WRITER COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF DLAWARE.

TYPE-WRITING- MACHINE.

To all whom 'it may concern.'

die it known that I, FRANK C. MILLER, a citizen of the United States, residing in Salt Lake City, in the. county of Salt Lake and State of Utah, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in TypelVriting Machines, of which the followingr is a specification.`

This invention relates to an'attaclnnent to be mounted on the paper shelf of a typewriting machine for guiding the side edges of the paper. I have produced a device for this purpose, which is of very simple construction, and'is shifted readily along the paper shelf, and is capable of guiding either the right or left edge of the work sheet or card.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective of a portion of the platen and platen frame of an Underwood typewriter, illustratingr my attachment mounted on thepaper shelf. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section through the platen, paper shelf and guide. Fig. 3 is a plan of the guide. Fig. 4 is a reverse plan of the guide. ,Fig is a section' taken longitudinally through the paper shelf and transversely through the lower portion of the guide, lookingl up- Adjacent to the platen 1, of the typewriting machine, which is mounted in a. platen frame 2, there is provided the usual paper guide 3, the upper edge of which has the usual curved roll 4. My improved guide 5 is slipped on to this paper shelf from the end thereof. and the body of the guide is in the form of a rectangular plate overlying the upper face of the paper shelf. This plate or tablet is held out of contact with the shelf 3 hy a forward soft-rubber guide ,roller 7, which runs or presses upon the upper face of the paper shelf passing through an opening 8 in plate 6. This roller is mounted by a pin 9 in a bracket 10, to run longitudinally of the paper shelf.

A back roller 11, similar to 7, runs on the under or rear face of the shelf 3 near the roll 4, and is mounted in a bracket 12 -atl.tached to a hook'l encircling the roll 4. This hook forms a guide sleeve on the roll 4, and also acts as a bow spring to hold the rollers against the paper shelf.

specification of Letters Patent.

Application led March 25, 1,911.

Patented May 14, 1912.

serial No. 616,916.

The gage device mayl be placed at either end of the paper table 3, as it is equally useful at both ends of said table,being provided with right and left-hand-tablet portions or surfaces 18, upon which either the right-hand or the left-hand edge of the Work sheet may rest; a gage device 17. intervening between the tablet portions 18. This gage device preferably consists of a pair of ga e ears or ledges, between which is located to roller 7 but the gage device does not always need to consist of a pair of ledges, so long as itl serves as both lefthand and right handy gage and intervenes between the tnblet'portions 18; which, by serving as rests for the edges of the work sheets, avoid the liability of the work sheets slipping under the gage Said gageVV when being adjusted thereto. portions 'or gages 17 may extend up above the roller 7 to serve as guards therefor.

As illustrated in Fig. 1, the guide is applied to the right end of the paper shelf, but if desired, it can be slid over to the other end, so that the' right-hand. gage 17 will guide the left edge of the paper or card. VVheu shifting the guide in this way, the gages 17 ferm handles for the lingers. This device enables the paper to be properly alined and guided to the under side of the platen and under the guide rollers 20, which run on the lower face of the platen, and rise through slots 19 formed in the curved vlower portion of the paper shelf.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1.' A paper guide attachment for the paper Y shelf ol a typt-writing machine, comprisln'g a sleeve tting upon the upper edge of the paper shelf, a gage. and a guide roller running on the paper shelf, and facilitating the shifting of said guide.

2. A guide for attachment to the paper shelf of a typcwriting machine, comprising a body plate lying over th'6`ii'pper-face of the paper shelf, a sleeve engaging the upper edge of the paper shelf, a gage for the papers edge, and a roller running on the face of the paper shelf. g

3. A guide for attachment to a paper shelf of a typewrting machine, having a body with a sleeve adapted to engage the upper edge of-the shelf, a gage for guiding the rde of tlie paper, a, roller carried by said upon, a guide roll to run on the opper face' rolling on the upperside of the shelf, of the shelf, and a guide roller to runon the and a roller rolling on the under side of the back o1' uner side of the shelf.

Shelf. FRANK o. MLLER. 5 4. A guide for attachment to the paper Witnesses:

shelf of'ka typewritng machine, consisting ETHEL CooMBs,

.of a body having two gages mounted there- ,Mrs L. J. MGKAY. 

